St. Luke’s Health Names Jane Stirrup Vice President, Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at Patients Medical Center

HOUSTON (April 22, 2021) – St. Luke’s Health is pleased to announce that effective immediately, Jane Stirrup, RN, MSN CENP, CPHQ HACP, has been named Vice President of Patient Care Services and Chief Nursing Officer at St. Luke’s Health – Patients Medical Center (PMC). Stirrup will provide leadership in the delivery of nursing care, treatment, and services. She will work collaboratively with senior leadership, clinical staff, and physicians at PMC to ensure clinical patient care standards are achieved in line with our Mission and Values, and will oversee all patient care units and work to support nursing practice and service. Jane has served as Interim Vice President, Patient Care Services for Patients Medical since last November. 

A nurse and administrator, Stirrup brings more than 30 years of professional nursing and administrative leadership to the ministry. Before joining St. Luke’s Health in an interim nurse leadership role, Stirrup served as Associate Vice President of Nursing and Clinical Operations – Memorial Hermann Orthopedic & Spine Hospital (MHOSH). Her experience spans four decades, multiple nursing disciplines and two continents, having studied to become a registered nurse and beginning her career in Liverpool, England.

“We have had the privilege of working with Jane in an interim leadership capacity at Patients Medical Center since last November,” commented PMC President Steven Foster. “Her dedication to excellence and commitment to compassionate care for every patient are characteristics we require of our leaders. Jane’s exceptional experience will help to fortify our commitment to serving our mission and caring for our neighbors in the Bay Area.”

Stirrup holds a Master of Science and Bachelor of Science in Nursing, trained to become a registered general nurse at Edge Hill University and earned a diploma in Social Work for Residential Care. She is a certified Six Sigma Green Belt, a Certified Executive in Nursing Practice and a Healthcare Accreditation Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality.

About Patients Medical Center

CHI St. Luke’s Health–Patients Medical Center provides advanced medical care to our communities in Pasadena, Deer Park, La Porte, Baytown, and Clear Lake. As a part of CHI St. Luke’s Health since 2010, our facility in Pasadena is equipped to handle a wide variety of primary and specialized services using the latest technological advances and the highest standards of care.

We are proud to have achieved a five-star quality rating from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS). With more than 4,500 hospitals participating in this federally-funded healthcare program, Patients Medical Center was one of only 337 hospitals nationwide and 33 in Texas awarded a five-star rating, the highest rating possible. This puts Patients Medical Center in the top 10 percent nationally.

About St. Luke’s Health – Texas Division

St. Luke’s Health is a fully-integrated network that provides care to the communities in Greater Houston, East Texas, and the Brazos Valley through 16 acute care hospitals and over 270 access points including numerous urgent care centers, freestanding emergency departments, and clinics conveniently located across the region. With a team of 11,000 employees and caregivers and more than 5,000 physicians, St. Luke’s Health is dedicated to a mission of enhancing community health as the high value provider through high-quality, cost-effective care. A joint venture with Baylor College of Medicine, St. Luke’s Health operates Baylor St. Luke’s Medical Center in the Texas Medical Center, a leading academic health center with quaternary care and advanced specialists. St. Luke’s Health is part of CommonSpirit Health, a nonprofit, Catholic health system dedicated to advancing health for all people. Learn more at StLukesHealth.org.